I am usually not a fan of The Simpsons, but this episode was actually pretty good. I had many teachers who were scared of technology and didn't know how to use it. Since the teachers couldn't use it, they created a rule that the students couldn't either. With the capabilities of today's technology, students should have many more advantages in their education process. Teachers shouldn't try to limit that when it could make life much easier for them as well! Consider a website like Google Docs. Instead of wasting a lot of time, money, and resources, why not use Google Docs to create the syllabus, share it with the students in the class via email, and if they want to print a copy, they can. Otherwise, it is stored on the server for their use at any time. Another example is Twitter. How many times in our lifetimes have we heard a teacher ask a student if they "wrote it down in their planner?" What if you use Twitter to send them the assignments. Again, the assignment is right there on that website. If the student doesn't get the assignment it is because they didn't take the time or make the effort to check it. The responsibility is no longer on the teacher, but it is on the student. Students enjoy using technology and showing others that they know how to use it. Implementing that into the classroom will make learning much easier and more interesting for everyone!Friday, November 20, 2009
The Simpsons: Using Technology in the Classroom
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I am usually not a fan of The Simpsons, but this episode was actually pretty good. I had many teachers who were scared of technology and didn't know how to use it. Since the teachers couldn't use it, they created a rule that the students couldn't either. With the capabilities of today's technology, students should have many more advantages in their education process. Teachers shouldn't try to limit that when it could make life much easier for them as well! Consider a website like Google Docs. Instead of wasting a lot of time, money, and resources, why not use Google Docs to create the syllabus, share it with the students in the class via email, and if they want to print a copy, they can. Otherwise, it is stored on the server for their use at any time. Another example is Twitter. How many times in our lifetimes have we heard a teacher ask a student if they "wrote it down in their planner?" What if you use Twitter to send them the assignments. Again, the assignment is right there on that website. If the student doesn't get the assignment it is because they didn't take the time or make the effort to check it. The responsibility is no longer on the teacher, but it is on the student. Students enjoy using technology and showing others that they know how to use it. Implementing that into the classroom will make learning much easier and more interesting for everyone!
I am usually not a fan of The Simpsons, but this episode was actually pretty good. I had many teachers who were scared of technology and didn't know how to use it. Since the teachers couldn't use it, they created a rule that the students couldn't either. With the capabilities of today's technology, students should have many more advantages in their education process. Teachers shouldn't try to limit that when it could make life much easier for them as well! Consider a website like Google Docs. Instead of wasting a lot of time, money, and resources, why not use Google Docs to create the syllabus, share it with the students in the class via email, and if they want to print a copy, they can. Otherwise, it is stored on the server for their use at any time. Another example is Twitter. How many times in our lifetimes have we heard a teacher ask a student if they "wrote it down in their planner?" What if you use Twitter to send them the assignments. Again, the assignment is right there on that website. If the student doesn't get the assignment it is because they didn't take the time or make the effort to check it. The responsibility is no longer on the teacher, but it is on the student. Students enjoy using technology and showing others that they know how to use it. Implementing that into the classroom will make learning much easier and more interesting for everyone!
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Your posting tempted me into watching the whole episode through Hulu. I don't know how much of it was actually about technology, but it DID mention technology and the limiting of technology due to teacher ignorance about how to use it.
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